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[Vibrant General] PhilSlater:
Step by step directions to get rid of annoying startup and shutdown sounds on Vibrant

Standard disclaimer: YMMV, etc. And assuming a rooted phone.

Using Terminal Emulator (is something better?) and the Android keyboard (the erase on the Swype keyboard doesn’t work in this app) I first:

su -

Then I do this (it is easier for me to cd multiple times):

cd system

cd etc

mv PowerOn.wav notPowerOn.wav

Actually I made it 0 length, momentarily forgetting to be careful, but it works.

To get rid of the Very Loud power off sound I unfortunately was still forgetful and made it zero length and the phone hung at “Goodbye!”. I had to pull the battery.

Fortunately, merely getting rid of the file works fine (as does copying something to the filename).

Try this to get rid of the shutdown noise:

cd system

cd media

cd audio

cd ui

mv Shutdown_128.ogg notShutdown_128.ogg
[Vibrant General] SykesAT:
thanks... Do you know the name/location for the poweroff wave?
[Vibrant General] Astitious:
/system/media/audio/ui/Shutdown_128.ogg
[Vibrant General] SykesAT:
thanks,

so, poweron is a wave and shutdown is an ogg? Wonder why they used to different formats and stored them in different locations.
[Vibrant General] jblade1000:
so following the logic of this thread, if i put my own sound files with the same name as the orginal, it should work, right? what about boot animations, is there an easy way to replace or customize those?
[Vibrant General] splat matt:
Put the phone in silent mode before shutting down once booted up (no sound will be heard on shut-down or boot-up). Of course you will need to turn silent mode off if you want ringing when phone is active.
[Vibrant General] dboii54:
Yup. They are using some file system with the extension .qmg to tie into the png's, but you can (one of the first things i did) change the bootup and shutdown sounds by simply replacing the stock files with something more to your liking
[Vibrant General] wbexpress:
Great tip, thanks!
[Vibrant General] ultraman69:
this is not working for me, it keeps on saying read-only file system.

i have root and terminal is whitelisted. i also tried chmod to 777 but i cannot, getting the same error message. any ideas?
[Vibrant General] wxaxgxs:
Prior to making changes to this file did you type 'su' ?

You have to be superuser to mess with these files.
[Vibrant General] yipcanjo:
Wow. Thank you for posting this. Got rid of those suckers straight-away!!!

You know... I don't mind a subtle boot-up or shutdown sequence + sound, but T-Mo has historically installed the loudest/longest files that they can find. The shutdown sound especially was REALLY, REALLY loud. Honestly... stop it, T-Mo!

Anyhow, glad it's easy enough to "fix" :)
[Vibrant General] blanked:
This should really be in the sticky. The sounds are damned annoying... :D
[Vibrant General] the3dman:
They sure do. lol
[Vibrant General] dabezt1:
Does anyone have the poweron.wav for the i9000?
[Vibrant General] turbosix:
same here. i could do the shutdown sound but not the startup sound...

edit: followed same steps this morning and had no issues. weird!
[Vibrant General] fit333:
/system/etc/PowerOn.wav

/system/media/audio/ui/Shutdown_128.ogg

GREAT! thankyou:)
[Vibrant General] MJ384:
worked for me too, thank you so much!! no more annoying power on/power off ruckus!!
[Vibrant General] MRCLrider:
/system/etc/PowerOn.wav

/system/media/audio/ui/Shutdown_128.ogg

Very simple to follow and execute, thank you very much!
[Vibrant General] GameOver69:
I second that. i would like both the startup and shutdown sound files from the i9000!
[Vibrant General] kevnkate:
I used Root Explorer, deleted them, and I'm very please with the results.

Thanks for the tip!
[Vibrant General] julez456:
I removed my Shutdown sound but replaced my PowerOn sound with a little .wav I made from Q-Tip's Vibrant Thang song. Here it is if anyone wants it.

http://www.mediafire.com/?scu5jeg8jtarvdj

Just rename it to PowerOn.wav and place it where you removed the other PowerOn.wav from. :)
[Vibrant General] caldjeff:
Piece of cake using Root Explorer. Thanks for doing the hard work to figure it out guys.

Replaced bootup w/ i9000 animation and awesome Darkwing Duck sound file "Let's get dangerous!" and shutdown sound is Obi-Wan "These aren't the droids you're looking for". Ahhh...much better.
[Vibrant General] YepMan68:
Big thanks peeps. Also a big shout out for Root Explorer...easy as pie when you use the right apps to get the job done. Now to enjoy the peace and quiet of on and off...
[Vibrant General] O2Sam:
Brilliant little fix

Worked great on my i9000, easy to follow instructions even for a newcomer. After doing a directory listing, I noticed that on my particular handset the shutdown sound was labelled shutdown.ogg not shutdown_128.ogg as mentioned in PhilSlater's original post

Hope this helps.

(Thanks Phil)
[Vibrant General] Klyentel:
Lol, cool! Thanks. :cool: Im ok with a PowerOn.wav that fits to my liking, it was that really loud shutdown noise that bothered me, agree with everyone else as welll...root explorer handles these type of tasks very well.
[Vibrant General] aztimmay:
Shutdown Video changed as well

There is another post about this here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=731806&page=3

and I'll also post instruction on how to change the shutdown video (haven't figured out the startup yet, sorry)
[Vibrant General] zaduma:
One Click Audio Startup Removal / Replacement Tool [Root users only]
[Vibrant General] rbirg:
Used Terminal to do this and Swype, and it worked just fine. Thanks!
[Vibrant General] bert269:
link please....

caldjeff

Could you please send me a link to the shutdown sound (in ogg) format, that you have -

"These aren't the droids you're looking for"

IF Mr. Lucas is going to approve of it, aka. it's not copyright stuff.

Thanks
[Vibrant General] lrobles787:
I think this is what u are talking about when u start & shut down the phone. If u go to setting, sound & display, system put all the way down. So when turn on & off the phone u wont hear tmo sound.
[Vibrant General] Chief Geek:
Im having some trouble finding some good replacement sounds. Anyone got anything decent, even the DROID sound/voice would be cool either as boot up or down sound.
[Vibrant General] marty1976:
The shutdown file was named like above on my i9000...
[Vibrant General] MadNosf:
Just need to turn it down...

I want to disable mine but every time i turn off the sound (in settings), it comes back up every time i do a reboot.

It's the most annoying sound imo and i just want to have it disabled. I have two phones in the house and both are having this issue. However, i know ppl at work who have it but have no issues turning it off.

Any thoughts? All phone i am talking about have JI6 update.
[Vibrant General] jblade1000:
*edit* nevermind i found the other thread
[Vibrant General] ZX3ZX4:
If I were rooted, the first thing I would do is kill that obnoxious sound. Since I'm not, my primitive solution is to put my finger over the speaker hole and stifle the bastard....
[Vibrant General] DJDexta:
i'm currently running auxral final and I currently have no shutdown or start up sounds. I would like to have a custom boot and shut down sound I just can't seem to find out why when I put the file in the correct folder and reboot the phone it is not playing. Is there something that I am missing?
[Vibrant General] jpatt:
I get the same read-only statement. I am root/super user.
[Vibrant General] darkmagic99:
I get the exact message - read-only and I can't edit either of the files to remove the sounds for startup/shutdown.

I do get that the changes are made, but when I refresh - the files are still there. any ideas?
[Vibrant General] jmcghee1973:
What are you using? Root Explorer, Super Manager, Astro?
[Vibrant General] izmahoby:
I did and was granted Superuser but still can't delete via Terminal emulator or Root Explorer. Any tips?
[Vibrant General] pwidget:
$ su

# mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

# cd /system/etc

# mv PowerOn.wav noPowerOn.wav

# reboot

Should work for shutdown too.
[Vibrant General] Verhouze:
drive full

I was able to rename the files but when I attempt to put a new wav or ogg file in place of the old ones I get a drive full message. Any thoughts?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loadstone007:
I bought mine on May last year, and boy was it a mistake. I can't believe I bought ANOTHER Windows Mobile phone, while it is a dying OS...

Too bad I didn't wait for the HTC Desire...

So yeah, Microsoft screwed me with their crappy OS.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IceWee:
Don't regret

I didn't regret the choice I had made. I will love Touch Diamond2 forever.

我作了这个选择并不后悔。我会永远爱我的钻石2代。
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drag-On:
yup, i regret it. BUT I can't cry over spilled milk. i make the best of what i have and with enough tweaking and playing around with it, even a Topaz can be...half decent. my ONLY complaint? it's slightly slow. faster than stock roms...but slow in comparison to the nexus one or the desire. oh well, ill enjoy it for another year maybe and then try and get an Android device (Droid 3 then?)

cheers.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajmcfarlane:
Sometimes I regret getting the TD2 especially when entering Text Messages which is unbareable slow and the occassional unresponses to Powering-on.

BTW sent an e-mail last week to HTC about said problems and they came back with "Try a hard reset" - Not at all impressed by HTC.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gapa:
how do you end up questioning yourself something like that?

do not want to be involved into an endless discussion but I could not help myself not to reply with my thoughts: why is willing anybody to throu on a forum ideas like a dying OS and comparing 2 completely different devices? if you look ofr a shoulder to cry, go out and play with the friends! if you look for some oppinions do not by the judge! to not throuw sentances in vain!

by the moment you plan to change your device the "desire" will be a brik, so your choice made one year ago can prove to be perfect!

for not being misunderstood, I am not in favor or against topaz but this thrad is not bringing anything good to the forum, but only in time, make the search or other maintenance of the forum working slow. posts as love my device also do not help! maybe a betetr idea, si to open a new thread named: why will you choose topaz and why not, and there place pertinent reasons for complaints!

personally, I will never buy a device significantly bigger than topaz! I had diamnond 1 and now, because of useless hardware buttons on that model and because of bigger resolution and available memory I moved to topaz (pure). I will always prefer the dying OS as you named instead of banging my had on the wall finding a reliable navi for Android (of course, depend on the date of posing and the maps you need). the rest, like slow response, I can live with it! I mostly use the device for remote desktop and few calls and messaging. browsing for market information or just info is aslo a must and working pretty well!

hope I have made my point clear!

cheers!
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmstackar:
I only regret not buying the touch pro2, and besides the lack of keyboard, I'm pretty happy with it.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Inman:
No regrets here. It will hold me over for some time until the next "latest and greatest" device is released. It does everything I need it to do.

Granted, if I was stuck on the stock ROM, I probbaly would be sorely disappointed.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadeX:
I really like the device. It's sad, that Microsoft doesn't fill up the marketplace. They seem to wait for their 7. My girlfriend just bought a Desire and I think I will stay with HTC but change to Android. She already has a lot of apps I miss on my phone.

I will use the diamond another 12 month from now, so Microsoft has a chance to convince me of Windows Phone 7. Else Android is my alternative.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EP21:
at firts i regreted i had bought a TD2 not waited 3months and bought a HD2, but then i just didn't care.

now i regret i bought 2x4gb microSD cards 1 for my htc 1 for my (nokia)n81, because now i fixed audio problems and i hate carrying 2 phones around all the time(1 for music,1 for gps and web surfing and a few cool apps).

so i'm guesing tomorrow i'll regret i tried to make a sorta RC/3.5mm connector out of my htc headset
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enfant_terrible1979:
the lousy build is definitely a neg point for me

i have sweaty palms and the paintwork is all ruined

still prefer the old original diamond

managed to keep it in pristine condition despite being a yr old

wm platform is really slow though; getting online etc...

got a iphone for web surfing and email purposes instead

the only reason i'm retaining a wmm phone is for the intelligent call function(that is extremely important due to work and call volume) not available on other mobile platforms; correct me if i'm wrong...
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshcsmith13:
I got an HTC Pure as a "complimentary" upgrade from AT&T, after my Incite got bit by the Netfront "trialware" fiasco. I am quite pleased with the Pure. It's screen is fantastic. I had to laugh when my buddy handed my phone to his wife to play with and then said, "she had a bad experience with her first touch screen phone. It had one of 'those' resistive screens." :) I think the only thing I don't like is the lack of a standard (3.5) headphone jack. It's also hard because a lot of new software is being targeted for the HD2 with it's faster processor. The larger screen would also be nice, but it's not any better resolution, and it would be (slightly) less pocketable. So, all in all I'm pleased with my device, and am very leary of WM7.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdwilson:
I like my PURE, and (fingers crossed) have not had to Hard Reset since I got it. WimMo6.5 has been stable, device has been basically flawless. I replaced two Tilts with this device. I am back on "shipped" ROM, just work around bloatware and load everything on my microSD card. I was concerned about not having the slideout key board, but am doing just fine without it.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shamanCZ:
I dont like lack of 3,5mm jack, flash, poooooor battery life, sluggish operation, WinMo abnormalities, direct sunlight readability... (nice form factor, resolution, gps performance, good camera...but in my case barely usable device)

Regarding move to E52/E72
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ciedric:
Of course you regret it. In a year the technoligy is better and the new devices are better to. But for me it was the best device on that moment.

Overhere in Holland you just don't buy a phone. You sign a contract for a year or two and usually you'll get the phone for free. Now these day you have to pay up to €100 cause the devices are getting more expensive like a iPhone.

So waiting is not a option or you will lose your phone number. Or worse you forget to stop your contract in time, the phone company will extend your contract for another year or two.

Plus

Good service from HTC, they respond in your own language and really trying to help you. Just say you've done a couple of hard resets, they will sort it out for you. They've also kicked Vodafone Holland for me so that I can update my weather at location again.

Stock ROM's are working well

Nice design of the device

XDA-forum that brings me a lot of new futures. Just think about S2U2, CHT, TD2 tools. And I'm not even talking about flashing to costum ROM's

Multi tasking but that's also the minus. Everything is running on the back. Use CleanRAM :D

A 5mp camera

Min

Sluggish

Low battery life

WM is not that stable

My usb cable is crap, I can see the wires sticking out after 6 months of usage.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adamsharif:
I hate my TD2 soooo much... Bought it on a 24 month contract in June last year, and within a month I was sick of the slowness and the plasticky design.

A few months later the camera stopped working completely and so HTC had to replace pretty much everything (as stated on the slip they provided).

Since then the digitizer has cracked on numerous occasions, with just a few minor impacts. I have been forced to buy and fit my own replacements since I have a good year left with this phone!

So, yes, I regret buying this handset more than any other I have ever owned.

As for Windows Mobile... What a crock of ****. A bare and dysfunctional 'app store', a slow and awkward interface and even with Sense over the top it still feels horrible.

I like HTC as a company, but the fact that within a few months they have discontinued and forgotten about your handset is not nice. If we could have got Android fully working on the TD2 it might have been bareable!

There is literally nothing about my TD2 which I like (battery life and soft keyboard are also rubbish); the initial selling points for me (design, screen, processor) have all been massively superceded.

Some of you may disagree with the points I've made, but the original post was asking for opinions and so these are mine!
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neuen:
I can use just about any ol' device for a phone. What I like about the Pure (and the two other WM devices I've owned) is that it's become a hobby of sorts. I like to flash it and rearrange it and play with different apps. At least until the recent court ruling that makes unlocking legal, I've always felt sorry for the poor folks who use an iPhone (my wife and daughter included) because they're just no fun. I feel like a slave to Steve Jobs when I pick one up. They're just so rigid and unlovable.

Oh, one thing I particularly like about WM is the ability to tether. I wouldn't own a phone that couldn't do that.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ottoman96:
My Opinion

Imho, I think the topaz/pure was a great purchase for me. I ran out the day AT&T had them and got one because I was somewhat fed up with the tediousness of my raphael/fuze. Apart from a few minor issues, I think it's a great device... the 5 megapixel camera can be a halfways decent substitute to my normal cybershot when it has to, and the screen is indeed large and bright. The unfortunate part about it is that for the most part, you can't use it for serious video playing without downconverting almost anything you put on there. But that's what everyone's got their ipods for, right? XDXD
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abzza:
I don't regret getting it, and I am still satisfied with it, but if I was stuck with stock ROM, and did not re customize it from time to time, I am pretty sure that I would regret. It is wonderful phone and in my opinion the still best looking. That said I am switching soon to Desire.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BeeGee_Tokyo:
I went thru a lot of HTC devices over the years and I did not regret a singly buy!

Of course after 1/2 year there are newer better faster devices out, but I was never disappointed by any HTC device I bought.

The only device I regret to buy was an Acer Dual Sim device that was cranky, slow, and did not work in Japan.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anarchyuk:
I dont regret getting any phone due to the research and testing before I buy them. One thing I can say is txting on resistive screens is painfull at best with my sausage fingers! saying that I had issues with my Hero aswell! the only one i didnt mind typing txt on was the iPhone!!
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jaeden09:
I have mixed opinions on the phone.

It's my first touch screen and I'm pretty impressed with it, but have also had some times where it's been slightly frustrating with the resistive screen, instaed of a capactive.

It's also my first smart phone, and unforunately because of the United State's cell phone companies lacking any DECENT phone's until recently(Last 6-9 months), it was the best phone out there at the time for Windows Mobile, and I would say best phone on the market (Excluding iPhone).

I feel it is fairly slow, which is disappointing for me. I really like the appeal of the HD2, which got released about three months after I bought my AT&T Pure.

Windows Mobile has been pretty good to me. I like that I've been able to flash to different roms, and tweak the phone to perform it's best. I like how Windows has "MyPhone" which allows me to backup everything on my phone daily, unlike other platforms (That I know of).

I would say it's been a good experience for someone starting out in the windows mobile platform, but like with anything, the more you learn about it, the more you want to be able to do with it, which unfortunately I feel the Topaz lacks, as a beginners phone. I think my next phone with be the HD2, due to it being faster, more capable, and the capactive screen.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chipfork:
I don't regret buying my Diamond 2, at the time, in its vanilla state with WM6 it was quite an improvement over my Diamond. However the honeymoon period was short lived, it soon became a clumsy and unresponsive piece of hardware but only because of the software it was running. My colleagues couldn't tolerate the D and D2 anymore and switched to non-touchscreen WM devices, the difference was huge, so much more responsive and usable. I've since "upgraded" my D2 to WM6.5 and then I think WM6.5.3, both official releases from HTC, both have which have been reflashed onto the phone numerous times. The responsiveness is even worse than WM6, text messaging is a chore as is switching from one application to another, it occasionally has odd moments where you press home or select a program and it instantly jumps to it, but these are few and far between. The Touch Tools have made a small difference but it's become unusable and hard resets on a weekly basis isn't practical.

Microsoft seem reluctant to address WM6.5 issues, the focus is WM7. Although WM7 may well prove to a wonderful phone OS I'm not sure there'll be that many WM users left...
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ohamn:
Great device..

I bought my Topaz in december 2009 and have no regretts.

The phone I really wanted at this time was the HD2 but I

could not bring myself to pay the 200 euros extra for the HD2.

I searched the XDA forums and read about the Topaz and

how easy it's to flash with a new ROM.

With all the great ROMs out there I think that the Topaz

performance is great!

So, my conclusion is keep the phone and reflash with a good

ROM (like NRGZ28 cookie versions).

// Joacim
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Random667:
I got my Pure for free about 5 months ago.

I friggin' love it!

I do wish it had a regular headphone jack, an ir port, tv output, and camera flash.

But this is the best phone i've ever had.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomnationwide:
I'm switching to the Droid X in a few days but the TD2 has been by far my favorite phone so far. I watched an entire season of 30Rock on this thing.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] maede:
can we get windows 7 for htc touch dual?
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] syre:
what exactly do you mean?

if you mean windows 7 for touch dual, that does not work!
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] prvtryan:
Ok.. please specify why it cannot work on nike
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] syre:
the system requirements are to high for the htc touch dual ;).
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] chinkster:
When are we going to get "scrabble" or "words with friends" for Android?

Like the title says. Just want one of these two games on android already
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] ms79723:
well...it maybe sooner than ya think. with google doing that thing that makes developing games really easy, all it takes now are some ppl motivated enough to make it